Category: Processing acquisitions
Illinois-based food manufacturing and packaging company sold to private equity firm
Crest Foods, an Illinois-based provider of food manufacturing, packaging and product development services to branded and private label customers, has been acquired by Harwood Private Equity.
Wholesale Produce Supply acquires Minnesota-based fresh cut processor
Wholesale Produce Supply, a fresh produce logistics and inventory management solutions provider, has acquired fresh-cut produce processor G.O. Corp.
FreshEdge adds Arkansas-based produce distributor to growing porfolio
Arkansas-based KT Produce has joined FreshEdge, a family of fresh food distribution companies backed by private equity investment firm Wind Point Partners
FreshEdge acquires Nebraska-based specialty produce distributor
FreshEdge, a family of fresh food distribution companies backed by private equity investment firm Wind Point Partners, has acquired Nebraska-based specialty produce distributor Greenberg Fruit Co.
Canadian food safety company acquires metal detector manufacturer
Global food safety company Fortress Technology has acquired New Zealand-based in-line, food-grade metal detector manufacturer Dynamic Inspection.
Investment firm acquires snacking tomatoes brand NatureSweet
Best-selling snacking tomatoes brand NatureSweet has been sold to Blue Road Capital, an independent investment firm focused on acquiring food and agribusiness companies.
Hillenbrand completes acquisition of FPM in $730 million deal
Hillenbrand has completed the acquisition of the Schenck Process Food and Performance Materials business from Schenck Process Group in a deal valued at $730 million
Freezing and cooling equipment company acquires Oregon-based GEM Equipment
Global freezing and cooling equipment company FPS Food Process Solutions has acquired Oregon-based GEM Equipment, known for products including fryers and blanchers
Global engineered equipment company Duravant acquires NPI
Global engineered equipment and automation company Duravant has acquired National Presort LP, a Texas-headquartered manufacturer of automated parcel sortation systems.
Processing and packaging company ProMach closes on investment agreement
ProMach has closed an agreement in which funds managed by BDT Capital Partners acquired a significant stake in the Kentucky-headquartered organization.
London-based private equity firm purchases majority stake in Freshcut Foods
London-based private equity firm Flywheel Partners has purchased a majority stake in Freshcut Foods, a supplier of cooked and raw vegetable and carbohydrate ingredients
West Madison Foods acquires salad dressing, dip brands from Ventura Foods
West Madison Foods, a newly formed portfolio company of Brynwood Partners, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Marie’s salad dressing brand and the Dean’s Dip business from Ventura Foods.
Processing equipment provider Hillenbrand to acquire FPM in $730M deal
Processing equipment provider Hillenbrand will acquire Schenck Process Food and Performance Materials (FPM) business, a portfolio company of Blackstone, in a $730 million deal.
FreshEdge acquires Chicago-headquartered Testa Produce
Fresh Food distributor FreshEdge has acquired Testa Produce, a Chicago-headquartered produce and specialty food distribution business.
JLS acquires packaging company, adds palletizing to its services
Robotic packaging systems producer JLS has acquired packaging company K2 Kinetics.
Packaging solutions provider Oliver Inc. acquires folding carton manufactuer
Specialty packaging solutions provider Oliver Inc. has acquired Tap Packaging + Design